Fix releases for PRs from forks#99
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The [issue][1] was that a new release was not being created properly when the PR came from a fork. The fix is to trigger the release process on [`pull_request_target`][2] rather than `pull_request`. There are some [security concerns][3] to be aware of when using `pull_request_target`, but they are not applicable to our use case here, as we only trigger it when the PR is closed (which means no danger that a malicious actor could run malicious code without it having been reviewed). [1]: https://github.com/SpectoLabs/hoverfly-github-action/actions/runs/13983200352 [2]: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/events-that-trigger-workflows#pull_request_target [3]: https://securitylab.github.com/research/github-actions-preventing-pwn-requests/
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The issue was that a new release was not being created properly
when the PR came from a fork.
The fix is to trigger the release process on
pull_request_targetrather than
pull_request. There are some security concerns to beaware of when using
pull_request_target, but they are not applicableto our use case here, as we only trigger it when the PR is closed (which
means no danger that a malicious actor could run malicious code
without it having been reviewed).